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based on 74 reviews. It was the sixth top-grossing film of the year, generating $ 122 million in North
America and more than $ 200 million worldwide in box office. In a 1991 interview, Clancy remarked of the film's success: "It was reasonably true to the spirit of the book, although the movie had a
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Kamarov and seriously wounds Ramius and Williams. Ryan tries to reason with Loginov, who refuses to listen and is eventually killed in a firefight in the submarine's missile compartment.
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